Strand 3: IT Systems

The student who is compling each set ot notes is listed Below the topoc

3.2 Software

The software topci deals with the software associated with a typical computer system. ITGS students are required to understand the meaning and terms and concepts listed here and, where appropriate , briefly describe how they work or their relevance to the user.

IT concepts to address in this topic

Fundamentals	Student in charge
Applications: word processing, desktop publishing, presentations, photo and video editing, music and sound development, website development
System software: Operating systems and utilitie s	Henry
Interfaces: graphical user interface (GUI), command line interface (CLI), menu-driven interface (MDI), voice	Henry
Licensing: shareware, public domain, freeware, proprietart and open source software	Henry
Licensing authorities: Business Software Alliance (BSA)
Commercial and Custom-built (bespoke) software
Registration, serial number, warranty, copyright, agreement	Aqueel
Web based software	Andrea
User support: manuals, assistants, tutorials, help systems, "Read me" files
Macros, templates, wizards	Chesi
File formats, RTF, TXT, PDF, XLS, SWF, ZIP,JPG/JPEG, PNG, CSV, HTM/HTML	Andrea
Data transfer: ASCII, tab-delimitedtext file, zipped file
System Utilities
Defragmentation and disk utility software	EJ
Backup, file managment, account and accessibility management	Aqueel
Monitor and keyboard settings, for example, international settings, disability setting
Virus scan, malware detectors and removers	Andrea
Compression/decompression (lossless,lossy
Colour synchronization